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"If Anyone Falls" is a song by American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the second single from her second solo studio album The Wild Heart (1983). The song peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number eight on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Background

The song is based on an instrumental synthesizer track called “The Last American,” written by singer-songwriter Sandy Stewart. Dallas studio owner and producer Gordon Perry sent the track to Nicks. “The next thing I know, I’m on the phone and Gordon’s saying, ‘You can’t have it back. They want to use it on Stevie’s next album,” Stewart told Record Magazine in 1984.

Cash Box said that it "manages to be familiar and sure-footed without being predictable."

Credits

• Stevie Nicks – vocals
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar
• Sandy Stewart – synthesizer
• Bob Glaub – bass
• Roy Bittan – synthesizer, piano
• Russ Kunkel – drum overdubs
• Bobbye Hall – percussion
• Sharon Celani – background vocals
• Lori Perry-Nicks – background vocals
• Carolyn Brooks – background vocals

Charts

Notes

• Timespace – The Best of Stevie Nicks, liner notes
• Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks, liner notes and commentary

References

1. Petridis, Alexis (July 4, 2024). "Wild-hearted hits: Stevie Nicks' 20 best songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
2. Hedges, Dan (July 1984). "Breaking away: Stevie Nicks' co-writer steps out". Record. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
3. "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 17, 1983. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 457.

• Stevie Nicks songs
• 1983 singles
• Songs written by Stevie Nicks
• Song recordings produced by Jimmy Iovine
• 1983 songs
• Modern Records (1980) singles